Edward b



(No Modem E. BJFINGH.

OIL STOVE.

No.422,757. PatentedMar.4,1s90.

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ATTORNEYS.

nTTEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDYARD B. FINCH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

en -stove.

SPECFICATION'-ormng part of Letters Patent No. 422,757, dated March 4, 1890.

Application led March 26, 1889. Serial No. 304i'7 84. (No model.)

Vparts of the top may be effected.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar' letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

VFigure l is a broken plan view of the top of an oil-stove made in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same, taken on the line a; sc of Fig-` l.

A represents the bottom plate of the stovetop, and G the top plate. The bottom plate A is formed with the aperture B, below which the burners C are placed in the body D of the stove, only a portion of which in shown in Fig. The bottoni piece A is formed with the upwardlyprojecting marginal flange a, extending entirely around it. vIt is also formed upon its upper surface with diagonal Hanges a a, which form chambers A A each side of the rear stove-hole E. A passage b is formed into each of the chambers A from the outer edge of the side and front sto ve-holes A2 A2. Extending nearly around the rear stove-hole E is the flange c. The ends of this flange c terminate adjacent to the inner ends of the flanges a', a small space c being left to receive the dampers d. Openings d are formed in the :flange c, which the dampers d are arranged to open and close. WVhen the dampers d are moved to uncover the openings d, they close the openings f, and thus cause the flame and heat to pass through the passages b to the side chambers A', thence to the stove-hole E, through the openings d. When the dampers are moved back to cover the openings d, they uncover the openings f, so that no heat wil enter the side chambers A', but the heat will all pass to the rear part of the stove through the openingsf.

The openings ff are formed by a flange h, cast, by preference, upon the rear edge of the stove-cover F, the ends of said flange terminating short of the adjacent ends of' the cir cular flange c.

By constructing the stove-top as described the heat from the burners may be confined in the cent-er of the stove; or by opening the dampers d it may be directed to the sides, and, in factto all parts of the top, as circumstances require.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A stove-top constructed with flanges a and circular liange c, whose ends terminate adjacent to the ends of the flanges a', flange c being formed with draft-opening CZ and the flanges a formed with draft-openin gs b, in combination with the flange 7i, draft-openin gs f, and dampers d', arranged to alternately open and close the said draft-openings d f, substantially as described.

. EDWARD B. FINCH.

Witnesses:

II. A. WEST, C. SEDGWICK. 

